""This book is filled with strategies to assist school leaders in assessing and monitoring many of the important elements that must be in place for kids to be successful. There are excellent tools that savvy leaders have been searching for-tools that will help them achieve their strategic vision of continuous improvement.""-Gina Marx, Assistant SuperintendentUSD 262 Valley Center Schools, KS"Increase your school's effectiveness and ensure academic excellence for all students!"
Written by best-selling author Elaine K. McEwan, this invaluable resource identifies the distinguishing qualities and unique characteristics of schools that help all students make outstanding gains in performance. Each chapter offers a comprehensive description of a research-based trait and examines its impact on student achievement. Featuring a "10 Traits Audit" for use by schools or districts, this book provides principals and administrators with: Tools and processes to facilitate the development of each traitSnapshots of each trait in actual schools and districts Reflections from teachers and administrators who have helped create effective schoolsObservations on the school improvement process from noted thinkers, theorists, and scholarsExamples of documents, forms, and resources used in effective schools
By nurturing these traits in their schools, educational leaders can build coherent instructional programs and create schools of equity and excellence.
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"I feel that this is a book that principals will be interested in purchasing and reading. It has practical advice and relevant examples of how the advice can and has been implemented.""Phillip Silsby, PrincipalBelleville West High School, Belleville, IL"
"I could hear the voices of some of the principals who were interviewed speaking to me. The author clearly knows how to gather information and present it in a meaningful way.""Bonnie Tryon, Zone 2 DirectorNational Association of Elementary School Principals"
"This is a powerful guidebook for new principals. More than that, it also contains valuable insight and examples to assist veteran principals in growing and improving professionally.""Kimberly Kay Janisch, PrincipalWatertown High School, Watertown, SD"
How can principals raise achievement levels, energize teachers, and get results? How can you remain productive and effective in this age of accountability?"
Highly effective principals have strong communication skills, high levels of knowledge about teaching and learning, and the ability to provide instructional leadership. This excellent, new resource provides principals, administrative teams, and educators with tremendous resources to hone these skills and traits."
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals" contains ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and stories from the trenches to guide and inspire as you seek to increase your own effectiveness. Each chapter in this resource describes an essential component of personal effectiveness. A highly effective principal is A communicator???listen, empathize, and connect An educator???with a depth of knowledge; motivates intellectual growth An envisioner???focusedon the vision of what schools can be A facilitator???building strong relationships A change master???flexible, futuristic, and realistic, and can motivate change A culture builder???communicating and modeling a strong, viable vision An activator???with motivation, energy, and enthusiasm to spare A producer??? building intellectual development and academic achievement A character builder???whose values are trustworthiness, respect, and integrity A contributor???whose priority is making contributions to the success of others
Transform your school into a community of learners, set high academic and behavioral expectations, and create a culture where children feel special and safe.
